There were a total of 54 questions in a school English test. 10 marks were awarded for each correct answer and 7 marks were deducted for each incorrect answer or incomplete answer. Ivory could not complete all the questions in time and left the last 4 questions blank. She scored 132 marks. How many less wrong or incomplete answers than correct answers did she answer?
Correct answers
|
Marks awarded (x10) |
Wrong or incomplete answers |
Marks deducted (x7) |
Difference
|
50 |
500 |
4 |
28 |
472 |
49 |
490 |
5 |
35 |
455 |
Number of questions completed
= 54 - 4
= 50
Big difference
= 472 - 132
= 340
Small Difference
= 472 - 455
= 17
Number of wrong answers
= 340 ÷ 17
= 20
Number of wrong and incomplete answers
= 20 + 4
= 24
Number of correct answers
= 54 - 24
= 30
Number of less wrong or incomplete answers than correct answers
= 30 - 24
= 6
Answer(s): 6